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New Neon Software LANsurveyor(R) 9.5 Adds Network Asset Database Repository

Posted on: Thursday, 6 October 2005, 06:00 CDT

Neon Software, Inc. announced today the immediate availability of LANsurveyor(R) version 9.5 for Windows. Network administrators utilize LANsurveyor(R) 9.5 to efficiently safeguard and monitor their networks by incorporating network documentation, asset management, network monitoring, and vulnerability management capabilities.

LANsurveyor 9.5 expands its award-winning feature set to include better network diagrams, new discovery methods, improved Microsoft Office Visio exports, support for Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 2.0, and new Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) support. Customers can now create more complete and accurate network inventories, therefore reducing errors and making strict audits easier to pass.

"Neon's new release improves upon LANsurveyor's already accurate mapping, and the information LANsurveyor provides is invaluable for our network security," said Eric Lessor, Network Administrator, TLC Federal Credit Union. "LANsurveyor 9.5 is the best program I've found to document and help secure my network. It paid for itself the first time it automatically drew a complete network diagram."

Regulatory acts and guidelines, including Gramm-Leach Bliley, HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and Basel II, require organizations to restrict access to confidential information and/or enforce security policies across entire organizations. Customers use LANsurveyor to first identify what is on their network and then safeguard and monitor the network.

"Complying with regulations has become a big worry in IT departments -- LANsurveyor makes it much easier to comply with those requirements," said Mark Nelson, IS network technician at InCyte Pathology.

Select New Features in LANsurveyor 9.5

-- New Repository streamlines easy, up-to-date asset reports

LANsurveyor now supports a Repository to collect information from workstations and servers running the optional Neon Responder client software and store the data in a database, either Microsoft SQL Database Engine (MSDE) or Microsoft SQL Server. LANsurveyor uses Repository data to create asset data reports (Software Inventory Reports, etc.) for nodes, even if they are offline.

-- New Network Discovery Methods tackle complicated networks

LANsurveyor now uses CDP (Cisco Discovery Protocol) and LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) to provide more information about discovered nodes and features new switch-to-switch algorithms that dramatically improve discovery of complicated networks.

-- Visio Export Enhancements Improve Flexibility

New Microsoft Office Visio exports include a customized logo, titles, and a legend.

-- Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 Support

MBSA is a free utility available from Microsoft to detect common security misconfigurations and missing security updates on networked computer systems. LANsurveyor 9.5 supports both MBSA 2.0 and 1.3.

-- Neon Responders Enhanced

The optional Neon Responder client software supports the new LANsurveyor Repository. In addition, the scope and accuracy of Software Asset reports are greatly enhanced.

Availability and Pricing

LANsurveyor 9.5 is now available from Neon Software resellers, distributors, and the Neon Software web site at www.neon.com.

LANsurveyor, which can map any sized LAN or WAN, is only US$795. Neon Responders, the LANsurveyor client software used for asset management, reporting, and management, are available in add-on packs for between $9 and $20 per node, depending upon quantity purchased. Continuous Scan IDS, a US$495 add-on, is the first product to view intrusions network-wide from a single computer, even across switches.

About Neon Software

Founded in 1989, Neon Software creates powerful, easy to use, and cost-effective network management solutions. In addition to LANsurveyor, Neon Software publishes CyberGauge and NetMinder Ethernet. For additional information, visit http://www.neon.com.

Source: Business Wire

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